The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-26
FLORIDA.

Cucumbers will be shipped from Arcadia
in three weeks.
J. r. Hayes returns to the Hotel Indian
River, Rock Ledge, Fla, as assistant man
ager.
The woods around Arcadia are full of
quail, and it is a poor shot that returns
empty handed.
The directors of the South Florida Expo
sitiOn will elect officers on Nov. to serve
for the ensuing year.
r. c. Ivory has retired from the Hotel
Pablo, at Pablo Beach, Fla, and will con-
duct small hotel in Jacksonville this win
ter.
w. L. Scott, young Virginian, now liv-
ing on the Duncan place near Arcadia,
will plant three acres of Cuba tobacco this
winter.
Shipments of oranges still continue from
Arcadia Most of the crops in this neigh
borhood have been sold on the trees at good
figures.
F. NJ. Platt, of Arcadia, has sold his stock
of cattle to Irwin Lochler, of Crewsville.
The stock, it is estimated, will number
about 1000 head.
j. f. Baker and S. L. Earle have been en-
gagged to manage the Duval, Jacksonville,
Fla, this winter. The house will be con
Quoted by the owner, Col James K. Turner.
A genuine sidewalk epidemic seems to
have struck Orlando. New lumber for side
walks and crossings have been dumped
along the streets, and the work of laying
has already begun.
Harvey White, colored man, was killed
on Sunday evening near Dinsmore on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
about twelve miles from Jacksonville, by
being struck by locomotive.
Three cars of cattle overloaded Tuesday
morning at Barlow for Savannah via
| Gainesville, and two cars at Arcadia on
Wednesday for Jacksonville via Sanford.
This looks quite like business.
Andrew Albritton and Gideon Albritton
rode into Arcadia Tuesday bound for Pine
Level to register. They had ridden over
thirty miles and were much relieved when
! they were told that it was not necessary to
register.
A certain citizen of Tampa, the proprie-
tor of a boarding house, whose name we
suppress for his family's sake, left town as
soon as his family caught the fever leaving
his wife and two daughters sick and almost
destitute.
| 1t is expected that the steamboat Queen
of ST. Johns, will be ready for use in fort
night. The work of repairing has been in
| progress about three months, and it is esti-
mated that about 81 900 will have been ex-
pended by the time she is put on the river
James NJ. Smith, who spent one season at
the Magnolia Hotel in Florida, with r. II.
Stearnes, has secured a lease of the Sanford
| House, Sanford, Fla, from f. II. Rand.
general agent of the English company own
| ing it. He is to pay 5000 rent, and will
| open it the first of next month.
The registration books have closed, and
all whose names who were not on the old
registration books at the time of the division
of Manatee county, or who have not regis
tered at the office of the Supervisor Of Reg
! istration since his books have been open at
| Pine Level are debarred from voting at the
special election on Nov. 3.
Mitchell Keene has just returned to Ar
cadia from two-weell'S COW hunt, during
which he saw many deer. The largest herd
numbered fourteen head, and were grazing
near Guano Slough lie also ran into a
flock of wild turkeys that were so wet from
the heavy rains that they were unable TO
fly, and he succeeded in capturing one alive.
At Titusvile Monday in the municipal
election George b. Rumph was elected may
or over q. r. Ensey, by a majority of five
votes X. 7. Paddison, ID. l.. Gaulden $.
II. Ray, John NJ. Dixon and l.. b. Bigelow
We're elected Aldermen. Marshal, I. w
Smith; Clerk and Treasurer, r. d. Wesson;
Assessor, ). f. Gray. The election was close
and exciting. Fleming, colored candidate
for Alderman, was badly left. The mayor
ship was hotly contested for.
Miss Eva G.. Hall was married &c VIII Fl.
c. CarutheIs at Tampa last Saturday. Oct.
IS. The wedding day had been set for
some time in December, but as Miss Hall